The tax incidence of a specific tax or ad valorem tax is influenced by A) who pays the tax. B) the amount of the tax. C) the price elasticities of supply and demand. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who will bear the burden of a $0.50 tax placed on soda suppliers (consumer or seller) in a soda market where Qd = 225-10P and Qs = 50 + 15P? A) Consumers pay $0.30 of the tax, bearing the burden. B) Consumers pay $0.25 of the tax, bearing the burden. C) Sellers pay $0.25 of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
If the supply curve is perfectly inelastic and the demand curve is a downward sloping straight line, what is the effect of a consumer ad valorem tax on equilibrium price and quantity? A) Price remains unchanged and quantity increases. B) Price decreases and quantity increases. C) Price decreases and quantity remains unchanged. D) Price and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Suppose that a specific tax of $3 is imposed on consumers of bread. The bread market supply is Qs = 10 + 0.5P and the bread market demand is Qd = 100-P. What is the consumers’ tax burden? A) Consumers’ tax burden is $1.30. B) Consumers’ tax burden is $1.00. C) Consumers’ tax burden is […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the case of a specific tax, tax incidence is independent of who pays A) only when supply and demand elasticities are not constant. B) only when the tax is collected from consumers. C) in most but not all cases. D) in all cases. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The elasticity of supply of rental units in New York City is estimated to be about 0.10. Current price restrictions (price floors) are estimated to decrease the price of rental units by 10% below equilibrium price. By how much would price and quantity supplied change if the price floors were removed from the rental unit […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
For all goods, the long run demand curve is always more elastic than the short run demand curve. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER False. Goods that can be easily stored may have a more elastic short run demand curve than long run.
Date: September 9th, 2020
Relative to the short-run demand for gasoline, the long-run demand for gasoline is A) probably more elastic since people need time to change automobiles and driving habits. B) probably less elastic since people need time to change automobiles and driving habits. C) probably more elastic because people can hoard this good. D) probably less elastic […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Some environmental groups are on record suggesting that the price of gasoline should be much higher than it was in the early 1990s. Why might they say this? A) They own stock in oil companies. B) They anticipate that the longer the price is high, the more elastic the response by consumers will be. C) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Electricity accounts for almost 20% of the cost of making steel. A 10% increase in electricity prices results in steel firms decreasing production and thereby demanding 5% less electricity. Over many years, technological innovations can change the way steel firms make steel and reduce the industry’s energy requirements. This suggests that the steel industry’s short-run […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
